Washington’s confirmed coronavirus cases inch toward 7,000; 22 more deaths reported
Washington state’s confirmed coronavirus cases have increased to 6,966 with 284 fatalities, according to the latest numbers released by the Washington Department of Health.
King County has the most cases with 2,711, and Snohomish follows with 1,317.
With a total of 82,599 tests conducted, 8.4 percent have been positive, according to state data.
There has been a close distribution of cases across patients aged 20-79, those between 20-39 have seen 26 percent of the cases, the 40-59 age group with 34 percent of reported cases and the 60-79 age group accounts for 26 percent.
Of the fatalities, about 93 percent have been among patients 60 or older.
Only three counties have not reported a COVID-19 case: Garfield, Pacific, Wahkiakum.
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MOREHow we are reporting coronavirus cases
McClatchy’s four Washington news outlets — The News Tribune, The Olympian, The Bellingham Herald and The Tri-City Herald — report confirmed coronavirus cases as listed by the Washington Department of Health in its daily updates.
The state total includes all cases submitted by county health departments by 11:59 p.m. the previous day and is updated once a day by 6 p.m. on the DOH website. Its numbers only include the cases county health departments have reported directly to the state. In some cases, county health departments have reported cases publicly but not to the state health department by the daily deadline, leading to occasional discrepancies.
